About the book
This book describes the Girls Into Science and Technology (GIST) Project, an action research programme carried out in co-educational comprehensive schools in Greater Manchester. GIST simultaneously took action to redress the balance of girls in science and technology and investigated the reasons for the shortfall. The book highlights the world of the typical school science lab and craft workshop where boys and girls compete with each other and teachers treat the two sexes differently.
Editions of Girls into Science and Technology The Story of a Project
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781138040397
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781138040403
- EBook
- ISBN 9781315175126
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This book describes the Girls Into Science and Technology (GIST) Project, an action research programme carried out in co-educational comprehensive schools in Greater Manchester. GIST simultaneously took action to redress the balance of girls in science and technology and investigated the reasons for the shortfall. The book highlights the world of the typical school science lab and craft workshop where boys and girls compete with each other and teachers treat the two sexes differently.
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This book describes the Girls Into Science and Technology (GIST) Project, an action research programme carried out in co-educational comprehensive schools in Greater Manchester. GIST simultaneously took action to redress the balance of girls in science and technology and investigated the reasons for the shortfall. The book highlights the world of the typical school science lab and craft workshop where boys and girls compete with each other and teachers treat the two sexes differently.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Girls into Science and Technology The Story of a Project?
Mathematics and Science > Science: general issues
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Girls into Science and Technology The Story of a Project?
Judith Whyte
Who is the Publisher of the book Girls into Science and Technology The Story of a Project?
Taylor & Francis
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Girls into Science and Technology The Story of a Project is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781138040397) and paperback(ISBN 9781138040403) and ebook(ISBN 9781315175126)
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